Leading academics, researchers, and journalists dedicated to the study of organized crime around the world convened November 15 in Bogotá, Colombia, to share the latest findings and major trends, and ...

The recent, horrific mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder came in the wake of nationwide spikes in the rates of homicides and domestic assaults, trends that had already prompted calls in many states ...

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi could face 10 years in prison and deportation to his native India after being convicted of bias intimidation. Ravi used a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler ...

THE HOUSE OF Representatives has passed a new hate crime bill that pleases gays and lesbians, angers the religious right and has provoked a veto threat from President Bush. But the Local Law ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are working to clarify the definition of hate crimes and improve protection against perpetrators. Demonstrator at a Stop Asian Hate Rally in Boston Common March 13.

Columbia Law School's Richard Briffault explains why treason is the only crime defined in the US Constitution. Following is a transcript of the video: The Constitution specifically defines what ...

[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Friday adopted an amendment [press release] to the Rome Statute [text, PDF] including a definition for the crime of aggression and ...

Crime statistics are important. They're used in cities all over the country to determine areas of need for law enforcement, to sway voters and to help people choose where they want to live. They can ...

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP), formulated for articulating the definition of the term “ecocide”, proposed a definition to construct a cornerstone international crime of ecocide that demonstrates ...

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. A jury convicted Dharun Ravi of bias intimidation on Friday. That's a legal term that most of us would describe as a hate crime. Ravi set up a ...

The shadow of a Louisville Police officers arresting a demonstrator is seen on a wall on September 23, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. A Kentucky grand jury indicted one police officer involved in the ...